PA Finder - Help
Here are a series of prompts and explanations that will hopefully help you to enter your details onto PA Finder.
Where n/a is given it's because we believe no further explanation is required.
Looking for a Job
Part 1
First Name - n/a
Gender - n/a
Smoker - n/a
Full clean Driving licence
Current for the next 5 years or more and has no current convictions.
Driving licence
Runs for less than 5 years or has driving convictions.
No licence
Either no licence or a provisional licence
Use of a car - n/a
Prepared to use your car
If required by your employer would you be able to use your car for work once hours and expenses have been agreed?
How would you travel to work? Please state either by car, train, walking etc.
Personal qualities The personal qualities you have that you think will make you a good Personal Assistant.
Part 2
Type of assistance
The descriptions below are very general and the tasks you may be asked to do will vary depending upon the nature of the impairment that the person you are working for has.
The number of tasks that you are asked to do within each of the areas listed below may also vary due to the number of hours that an individual has employs you for.
Personal Care
Personal care can include helping with washing, dressing and assisting with toilet use. Other tasks may include, pushing wheelchairs and other moving and handling requirements, assisting with domestic duties.
Domestic Assistance Can include general housework, laundry, ironing, , meal preparation and cooking.
Support with Activities
Help with day to day activities including helping someone at work or ad hoc activities such as attending hospital appointments. It can also involve physically helping the person to participate, for example if they were attending gym passing them equipment or helping them on and off equipment. Depending on the persons disability you may to be required to drive them to the venue waiting outside if required, or attending the venue to offer personal care support or physical support of some nature.
Support with Work or Study
This could include, filing, note taking. Assistance with any task they cannot physically do for themselves.
Age Groups
Tick any or all of the age groups you would like to work with.
Type of work
Tick all or any of the boxes depending on the type of work you are looking for.
Times available to work
Tick all or any of the boxes depending on the times you are available to work.
Short Notice
Can you start work within two weeks?
Sickness and holiday cover
Would you be able to work for someone at short notice such as in an emergency in cases where someone's main worker is sick or on holiday?
School holidays - n/a
Previous experience
Please complete any experiences, qualification and skills, whether work related or in your personal or family life, which you believe may assist you in finding employment.
About me when I’m not at work
Complete any details regarding your life outside work whether this be your hobbies, interests or family.
Part 3
Areas
Part 4
Title - Mr, Mrs, Ms
Surname - n/a
Address - n/a
Telephones - n/a
Email - n/a
CRB Check
If you are not happy to undergo CRB checks your application may not be added to the website.
References
If you are not happy to provide references your application may not be added to the website.
Where did you hear about us?
Was it via work of mouth, advert, web search etc.